Mom Shares Benefit of Kindermusik when Homeschooling!

Last week I received an email from one of our parents: 

"I just found another HUGE benefit to the kids knowing all about steady beat.  We recently began learning about syllables in words. I thought it would be kind of a tricky thing to teach, but I started by calling the syllables “beats” and the kids didn’t have any trouble catching on.  Once they were able to count the beats in a word (which didn’t take long at all), then I transitioned to calling the beats syllables.  It was effortless!  When one is homeschooling, there are few things that one can call effortless – so thank you for setting up that foundation in my children!!!" - Homeschooling Mother of Trudy (age 7), Elias (age 5), and Clara (18 months) 

To learn more about the benefits of Kindermusik, join us for a free preview class.  

Special Kindermusik Demo Day on January 23rd.  See our website for details.

Inclement Weather Policy - Are we having Kindermusik class today?

Parents - Just a reminder about our inclement weather policy at Kathy's Music.

If the local schools start 2 hours late, then we will cancel classes that start before 10:00 AM and we WILL have classes for the rest of the day that start after 10:00 AM.

If the local school cancel classes, then our Kindermusik classes will be cancelled, too. If we are going to cancel Saturday classes, we will make a decision by 8 AM and email all families, plus post it on our blog.    

All cancelled classes will be rescheduled - stay tune for details!

In addition, Kathy's Music announces delays and cancellations on the KDKA website and local broadcast.

Stay warm and enjoy the snow whenever possible!

The Kindermusik Experience in Pittsburgh - Spring 2010!

Announcing our Spring 2010 Class Preview!

Click here  to see all the details.

Enroll online today and take advantage of our monthly payments.  Pay a deposit now and your next payment is not due until February 5th.

Kindermusik with Kathy's Music is committed to the overall development of each child from babies to age 7.  

Join us for the Kindermusik experience!

Kindermusik with Kathy's Music - Enroll Now for Spring 2010

Enroll now for Spring Kindermusik Classes in Mt. Lebanon, McMurray, and Squirrel Hill.  To enroll online, click here.

Want to see a Kindermusik Class to learn more?

* Free Preview Classes available in December - contact us through our website to schedule. Or call (412) 344-0535.

* Demo Day - January 11th in Squirrel Hill.  Contact us today to reserve your space. 

9:30 - Ages 0 to 18 months

10:30 - Ages 0 to 5 (Family Class)

* Demo Day -  January 23rd in Mt. Lebanon.  Contact us today to reserve your space.

9:15 - Ages 0 to 18 months

10:15 - Ages 1. 5 to 3 years

11:15 - Ages 3 to 5 years

 
* View a class NOW by clicking on the links to the right of this post.  Or Visit the Kindermusik Channel at YouTube with a variety of short clips from our program with Miss Kathy (and other educators in the US, too).

Join us for the Kindermusik experience!

www.KathysMusic.com

(412) 344-0535

It's Not a Hula Hoop, It's a Puddle!

Below we've posted a portion of an article written by Aaron Carasco, a Kindermusik educator with Studio3Music in Washington State:

In Kindermusik, it’s rare to ever call hoops by their actual name; usually they’re mountains, meadows, or even puddles. In fact, last week my toddlers we’re ecstatic to “hop-a-doodle” around their “meadows.” With my early elementary kids, they loved playing the rhyming “Dr. Foster” game with their “puddles.” Even my preschoolers were looking forward every week to taking the “tricky trails” with their imaginary friends in our story “Josh and Katie.”

At the end of the week, I realized that a bunch of plastic 2 dimensional circles managed to not only thoroughly entertain all the children, but more importantly helped them learnimportant skills like how to jump on one foot, how to communicate with each other to go through “the tunnel”, and even how to work on their special awareness. All these important learning concepts were addressed by using something that costs around $5. 

We see children assign multiple identities to an object all the time. One day, a scarf is a butterfly wing, but the next, it’s a leaf. When children can use an object in their play in many different ways, they will pick it up again and again. Children can play with legos for years because it can be so many different things! When children are autonomous and own their learning, they not only enjoy learning more, they retain it better. This comes from choosing how to learn a certain concept. In fact, manipulatives in Kindermusik such as hoops, scarves, and streamers all have one thing in common: they are open-ended. The more open-ended an object is, the more roles it can have in play.

-posted by Teacher Aaron, who still has his first set of legos!  

For the full article, please click HERE.

To see first hand how we use objects and instruments in Kindermusik class from babies to elementary aged children, contact us today to schedule a free preview class or give us a call (412) 344-0535.

We're so much more than just music!

Spring Priority Enrollment for Kindermusik Classes in Pittsburgh

To our current families -

We are delighted to invite you to re-enroll for our Spring Classes NOW! 

New families may enroll starting on December 1st.

Our ONLINE enrollment for Spring classes will also be available on December 1st.

For all the details on our Spring Schedule, Class Description, Enrollment Process, click here:

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs005/1101966356524/archive/1102827077637.html

We are offering Winter classes at the JCC in Pittsburgh starting in January.  See their website at http://www.jccpgh.org or contact us for more details.

To learn more about the Kindermusik experience, we invite you to preview a class!

Contact us today to learn more.

www.KathysMusic.com

(412) 344-0535 

Kathy's Music Fall Semester Dates

As we approach the holiday season, we thought it might be helpful to have a reminder about our calendar dates for classes.

Kathy’s Music Fall Calendar:
September 14th-19th – First week of Fall classes
October 6th – Family Time Class Begins in Mt. Lebo and McMurray
November 2nd-3rd – No classes / Fall Break

November 4th - 10th - New Village Unit for babies begins, "Do Si Do"

November 9th - Mini Session for ages 3-5 begins, "Rhythms of the Land"
November 16th – Priority Re-Enrollment for Current Families Begins
November 25th-29th – Thanksgiving Break

December 1st - Spring Enrollment opens to new families
December 20th-January 2nd – Winter Break
January 4th – Classes resume in Mt. Lebanon and McMurray

January 4th & 7th - New Winter Session at the JCC for Families, 8 weeks
January 11th -16th– Last week of Fall Classes

January 11th at 9:30 AM in Squirrel Hill - Preview Class for Baby Class

January 18th - New Baby class begin at the Squirrel Hill JCC, 6 weeks
January 25th - Spring semester classes begins in Mt. Lebanon and McMurray

February 22nd & 25th - Winter Session ends at the JCC

March 1st - Spring Session begins at the JCC

We're looking forward to seeing you at your next class!